"nail-polish remover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nail-polish removers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nail-polish remover (countable and uncountable, plural nail-polish removers)
  1. Alternative form of nail polish remover. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: nail polish remover
    Sense id: en-nail-polish_remover-en-noun-6FVtTnGE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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